12 May – I drink from the brook, I eat soil
We love people who can multi-task. If they can sing, write, dance, present, they're a good old sort in our book.
Today's birthday girl has...
31 January – You feel blue and I am better
We love countries that try. And try. And try. They don't always succeed, but even after taking part for over a quarter of a...
9 June – Let’s turn up the heat, start a ripple...
We often mention the props acts use to enhance their three minutes on stage. But just think of the stage hands. Their hearts must...
13 January – I can’t sing a love song anymore
It's always fun when a big name gets through to represent their country in our favourite TV show. They've conquered the proper music scene,...
8 August – While the capital is sleeping, they have fun...
Today's the day to mess with your mind. You sometimes get duos where both parties are names. You occasionally get trios where this happens....
29 March – Old women, crazy women and tourists are coming...
Birthdays are like buses. Some days there are none at all. Then other days you get a veritable plethora of them. That then gives...
7 September – Delicious ice cream, from, erm, Белару́сь
Still no news on a venue on next year's contest. Maybe it'll be in Жито́мир/Zhytomyr after all. I'd like to hear some of our...
18 November – I’m still feeling kinda blue inside
Our friends in Germany haven't had the most consistent of times of late. Yes, they've had one win in this Century, but also a...
ESC birthdays 19 Jan – Two weeks in Stockholm might just...
OK, I'm relenting. A birthday from a Swedish singer came up on my radar so I've decided to celebrate it. And just in case...
27 November – I have to drink to get drunk
Our friends in North Macedonia, formerly the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are a noteworthy bunch. They came along in 1996, got stuck in...